Long Island Rail Road a leaker too.

[Kevin McAleavey <kevinmca () nsclean com>]

 Since we seem to be collecting these, figured I'd toss out the latest since it hasn't made it here yet. Another 
whoopsie ...   :)

http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=27795

LIRR loses 17,000 employee records 
The Long Island Rail Road says it has lost personal information -- names, addresses, Social Security numbers and salary 
figures -- of virtually everyone who has ever worked for the railroad, according to the Associated Press. 

Iron Mountain, Incorporated -- a Boston company -- employed by the railroad to warehouse and secure information at an 
undisclosed storage site, discovered the loss on April 6. 

During a routine delivery between LIRR headquarters in Jamaica and the storage site -- an Iron Mountain driver noticed 
that at least one unmarked box was missing. 

The LIRR said MTA Police and the NYPD were immediately notified. 

On Monday, the railroad mailed a letter from LIRR President James Dermody to approximately 17,000 current and former 
employees, notifying them about the lost information. 

The LIRR has about 6,000 current employees. 

Newsday reports that the letter said the information on the computer discs was formatted in a way that is very 
difficult to access without specialized skills, specific software and sophisticated computer equipment. 

The LIRR agreed to provide anyone at risk with a free one-year enrollment with a credit check and identity theft 
monitoring service. 

The railroad has also set up a Web site and telephone hotline for employees with questions about the missing data. 

(This item was distributed by the Associated Press April 27, 2006.)
April 27, 2006

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